Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak
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View of the avenue of sphinxes, with the temple of Khonsu and part of the Karnak temple complex visible in the background:
watercolour
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[on mount, bottom edge] 'KARNAC Avenue des Sphinx'. (ink note)
34 by 23.6 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak
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View of the forecourt area of the temple of Khonsu within the Karnak temple complex:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, top edge] 'KARNAC'. (ink note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Temple de Khons'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'nº 17'. (ink note)
34.2 by 24.1 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak
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View of the hypostyle hall within the Karnak temple complex:
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mounted
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Salle hypostyle'. (ink note)
[on mount, bottom right edge] '3'. (pencil note)
16.6 by 24.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak
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View of the hypostyle area of the temple of Khonsu within the Karnak temple complex:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, bottom edge] 'KARNAC, Temple de Khons'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'nº 16'. (ink note)
16.5 by 24.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Dendera
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View of Dendera temple:
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mounted
[on mount, bottom edge] 'DENDERAH. 1. Temple de Denderah'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'nº 13'. (ink note)
34.2 by 23.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Beni Hasan
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Interior of a tomb at Beni Hasan (tomb 18), with a small plan of the tomb interior in the lower left corner:
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[on mount, bottom edge] 'BENI-HASSAN. TOMBEAUX. Intérieur d'un Tombeau'. (ink note)
27.6 by 19 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Beni Hasan
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Entrance to the tomb of Khnumhotep III at Beni Hasan (tomb 3):
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[on mount, bottom edge] 'BENI-HASSAN. TOMBEAUX. Portique à l'entrée d'un Tombeau'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'nº 11'. (ink note)
27.5 by 19.2 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Mit Rahina
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Limestone colossus of Ramesses II from the south gate of the Ptah enclosure at Mit Rahina:
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[on recto, bottom left edge] 'colosse de Memphis (SESOSTRIS) [ ] de Cambises Ses[ ]'. (ink note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Colosse de Memphis'. (ink note)
34.5 by 25 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Giza and Saqqara
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Landscape view of the pyramids at Saqqara:
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mounted
[on recto, bottom edge] 'pyramides de Gizeh, pyramides de Zaqqarah, Le Caire'. (pencil note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Pyramides de Zaqqarah'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'nº 10'. (ink note)
34.5 by 21.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Cairo
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View of Cairo, looking west across the southern cemetery towards the pyramids of Giza:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Vue du Caire'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] '2. Vue d'ensemble'. (ink note)
21 by 10 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Cairo
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Bayn el-Qasrain (Between the Two Palaces) street in Cairo, with the madrasas of Sultans Qalawun and Barquq on the left and the madrasa of Sultan al-Zahir Baybars ahead:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Grande rue au Caire'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] '1. Grande Rue du Caire'. (ink note)
25 by 34.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Cairo
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Series of panoramic city views of Cairo, lower image includes several important sites within the city:
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mounted
[on recto, bottom row of text] 'Côté de la Basse Egypte', La Citadelle'. (ink notes)
[on recto, bottom right side] '3'. (ink note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'PANORAMA DU CAIRE'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'nº 7'. (ink note)
56 by 11.4 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Cairo
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Series of panoramic city views of Cairo, central image includes several important mosques:
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[on recto, middle row of text] 'Prise d'Eau', 'Plaine où eut lieu la Bataille entre les Français et les Mamelouks.', 'Mosquée Sultan Hassan', 'Couvent des Derviches', 'Mosquée Ibrahim Aga', 'Mosquée El-Moyed'. (ink notes)
[on recto, bottom right side] '2'. (ink note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'PANORAMA DU CAIRE'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'nº 7'. (ink note)
56 by 11.4 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Cairo
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Series of panoramic views of Cairo, upper image shows several important sites including the pyramids at Giza and Saqqara:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, top row of text] 'Montagne El Mokattam ou Chaine Arabique', 'Côté de la Moyenne Egypte', 'Pyramides de Zakkarah', 'Pyramides de Gyzeh'. (ink notes)
[on recto, bottom right side] '1'. (ink note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'PANORAMA DU CAIRE'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'nº 7'. (ink note)
56 by 11.4 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Alexandria
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Catacomb (also known as the Grand catacomb) within the Wardian area at Alexandria, two individuals visible in the background using candlelight:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, edges of watercolour] 'la Nécropole bains de Cléopâtre'. (pencil note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Alexandrie, Bain de Cléopâtre'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'nº 2'. (ink note)
34.4 by 25 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Alexandria
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View of Alexandria, including Pompey's Pillar:
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[on recto, bottom left edge] 'chameau mort devoré par les chiens'. (ink note)
[on recto, bottom right edge] 'hr. 28m 748 tout ensemble compris fond.on colonne dite de Pompée'. (ink note)
[on mount, top edge] 'Alexandrie'. (ink note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Colonne de Pompée'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'nº 2'. (ink note)
34.4 by 25 cm
George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Study of Two Boys
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Study of two young boys, one with his hand on the shoulder of the other boy and facing towards him:
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[on recto, bottom left corner] 'Two boys of Thebes'.
29.2 by 29.2 cm
George A. Hoskins Drawing - Cairo
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View of Cairo, including the madrasa of Sultan Hasan and the mosque of Amir Akhor:
pencil drawing
mounted
[on recto, top left corner] 'View of Cairo part 2'. (ink note)
43.2 by 28.8 cm
George A. Hoskins Drawing - Thebes. West Bank. Unidentified tomb
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Drawing of a seated man and his wife behind him from an unidentified tomb in Thebes. A faint border for hieroglyphs is visible along the top edge, and a small star shape is visible on the top left corner:
pencil drawing
mounted
21.0 by 25.3 cm
George A. Hoskins Drawing - Gebel Sheikh el-Haridi
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View at Gebel Sheikh el-Haridi:
pencil drawing
mounted
[on recto, top left corner '29'. (pencil note)
[on recto, top right corner] 'Gebel Harridy arriving at'. (ink note)
27.2 by 13.0 cm
George A. Hoskins Drawing - Gebel el-Teir
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View at Gebel el-Teir:
pencil drawing
mounted
[on recto, top left corner] '28'. (pencil note)
[on recto, top right corner] 'Mountains of Gebel al Terra'. (pencil note)
27.2 by 13.0 cm